Cristian Taraborrelli is actively involved in experimental theatre, opera
and productions of multimedia projects. He has worked with the renowned
Italian composers Luis Bacalov, Gualtiero Dazzi, Fabrizio De Rossi Re, Luca
Francesconi, Adriano Guarnieri and Fabio Vacchi. Recipient of numerous awards
and prizes, among them the Premio Franco Abbiati (2006) and
the Prix du Syndicat de la Critique for best set designs for Gertrude
(Le Cri, staged by Paris’ Theatre de l’Odeon, directed by Giorgio
Barberio Corsetti, 2009). For his set designs for Gertrude
(Le Cri) he was also nominated for the Moliere Prize.
In 2009 for the opening of the Rossini Opera Festival he created
the sets and costumes of a production of Zelmira.
In 2011 La Scala staged a production of the opera
Turandotdesigned by Cristian Taraborrelli. Taraborrelli has also
designed sets and costumes for productions of Maria di Rohan, La Voix
humaine, La Cenerentola, Milton, Julie, ou Le pot de fleurs, Tosca,
L’Orfeo, Falstaff, Candide, La Bohème, La pietra del paragone and
La rondine. He has been involved in productions at theatres
throughout France including the Theâtre National de Strasbourg,
the Opera de Rennes, the Theâtre du Châtelet and the Opera de
Strasbourg.